DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/30 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.2 - - 56.3 - - 56.5 - - 51.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 83 - - 23 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 651 - - 1505 - - 1503 - - 577 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 920 - - 920 - - 920 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1540 - - 2394 - - 2392 - - 1466 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 435 - - 516 - - 669 - - 710 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 152 - - 203 - - 134 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 10 - - 9 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 068 - - 091 - - 099 - - 090 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 1 - - -7 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1432 - - -968 - - -919 - - -707 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2973 - - 3362 - - 3312 - - 2173 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7870 - - -5595 - - -4893 - - -6844 ODpotential blCL - - - 9410 - - 7989 - - 7285 - - 8310 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.2 - - 56.3 - - 56.5 - - 51.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.9 - - 45.3 - - 45.6 - - 45.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.9 - - 55.8 - - 56.4 - - 52.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.7 - - 45.0 - - 45.4 - - 45.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 83 - - 23 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 651 - - 1505 - - 1503 - - 577 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 21 - - 90 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96118 63 256 76 259 75 261 71 265 96118 89141 44 267 48 256 56 258 50 266 89141 83765 34 262 34 264 36 251 38 264 83765 79272 29 266 32 270 27 267 30 270 79272 75372 26 267 29 267 31 281 27 284 75372 71904 19 262 28 268 31 274 28 287 71904 68745 22 272 25 265 30 267 29 282 68745 65819 28 271 23 272 31 257 30 263 65819 63081 34 277 35 277 26 264 28 272 63081 60408 39 267 37 278 36 279 40 275 60408 57623 41 264 53 274 49 271 45 269 57623 54744 49 268 63 264 58 270 52 271 54744 52017 59 265 66 258 65 265 58 270 52017 49576 60 266 60 256 65 260 60 269 49576 47395 65 268 62 264 64 264 68 270 47395 45438 70 266 70 268 71 269 76 269 45438 43672 68 265 79 267 85 273 83 274 43672 42053 70 274 75 273 94 274 111 277 42053 40545 75 280 82 280 100 279 110 274 40545 39121 78 281 85 273 104 279 102 273 39121 37770 80 280 88 273 103 282 96 273 37770 36454 74 280 86 276 91 280 90 269 36454 35108 67 280 83 280 85 277 86 275 35108 33705 64 279 84 285 80 276 81 281 33705 32248 65 271 77 286 66 273 70 276 32248 30720 66 265 70 272 57 267 65 271 30720 29115 65 266 63 257 54 267 62 266 29115 27435 62 270 55 257 55 263 59 267 27435 25677 55 271 54 271 53 266 55 272 25677 23841 50 271 46 274 51 273 52 276 23841 21927 49 273 42 269 44 271 49 285 21927 19931 48 275 47 259 31 267 37 285 19931 17856 47 277 47 255 27 266 28 273 17856 15745 44 280 39 278 26 262 25 273 15745 13708 31 282 31 290 29 257 24 268 13708 11858 26 277 15 260 28 255 23 272 11858 10219 20 275 13 239 19 254 20 281 10219 8764 13 288 14 236 13 251 18 297 8764 7469 10 296 11 228 11 218 10 289 7469 6323 8 301 8 211 13 199 10 192 6323 5313 5 322 4 153 10 189 13 154 5313 4428 6 020 5 096 7 161 14 140 4428 3649 8 041 7 075 7 127 16 131 3649 2955 9 046 10*090 9*108 17 122 2955 2345 12 069 11*090 9*101 17 106 2345 1841 14*074 11 091 9 099 17*094 1841 1455 13*072 10 091 9 099 15*091 1455 1189 11 067 9 091 9 099 13 090 1189 1028 10 066 9 091 8 098 11 090 1028 936 8 065 7 091 7 098 8 089 936 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography